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  • USS Denver Docks in Darwin, Australia

    23 August 2013
    Training & Education

    Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Darwin, Australia, Aug. 22, following scheduled operations in the region. Denver’s visit to Darwin comes after a successful certification exercise (CERTEX) with the 31st MEU in the Coral Sea. While in Darwin, Sailors and Marines will have […]

  • USA: Boxer ARG to Depart for Deployment

    23 August 2013
    Training & Education

    The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) is scheduled to depart Aug. 23 for a deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. The BOXARG, which includes USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), will focus on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. BOXARG […]

  • USA: Amphibious Squadron 4 Changes Command

    23 August 2013
    Authorities

    Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 held a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Aug. 13. Capt. James P. Cody relieved Capt. John B. Skillman as commander of PHIBRON 4 while the ship was underway in the Gulf of Aden. Cody previously served as the PHIBRON 4 deputy commander. “The […]

  • NASA Space Craft Recovery Tests Onboard USS Arlington

    19 August 2013
    Training & Education

    After three days of practice, NASA conducted a stationary recovery test of their latest space craft, the Orion, in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) while berthed at Naval Station Norfolk’s Pier 12 on Aug. 15, 2013. This successful test of the four-man, 16-foot capsule paves the way for […]

  • US Navy Completes First Fleet Firing of Raytheon’s RAM Block 2

    8 August 2013
    Equipment & technology

    The U.S. Navy completed the first fleet firing of Raytheon Company’s Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2 as part of its ongoing developmental and operational testing (DT/OT). In an at-sea test conducted from the USS Arlington (LPD 24), two RAM Block 2 missiles engaged a subsonic target in a scenario designed to demonstrate the advanced missile’s […]

  • Keel for Future USS Portland Authenticated

    7 August 2013
    Industry

    The U.S. Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) authenticated the keel for the future USS Portland (LPD 27) during a ceremony at HII’s Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard, Aug. 2. The keel was authenticated to be “truly and fairly laid” by the ship’s sponsor, Bonnie Amos, spouse of Gen. James Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine […]

  • USS Anchorage Concludes Final Contract Trials

    6 August 2013
    Industry

    USS Anchorage (LPD 23) successfully completed final contract trials and returned to San Diego July 18. Final contract trials serve as the final review of a newly constructed ship, with the ship’s crew operating the vessel while still under warranty from the shipbuilder. The trial, run by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), […]

  • USA: Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Completes CERTEX

    6 August 2013
    Training & Education

    The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their Certification Exercise (CERTEX) on Aug. 7. CERTEX is a comprehensive set of training exercises that combines Navy and Marine Corps amphibious capabilities. “The single most essential objective of this Certification Exercise is that the Navy and Marine Corps team […]

  • USS John C. Stennis Changes Command

    30 July 2013
    Authorities

    The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) held a change of command ceremony at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, July 26. Capt. Ron Reis was relieved by Capt. Michael Wettlaufer in the ceremony, which was held in the dry dock in front of the ship’s starboard bow. Rear Adm. Herman Shelanski, the senior military […]

  • USS Denver Sails into Brisbane, Australia

    30 July 2013
    Training & Education

    Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), along with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Brisbane, Australia July 29 for a scheduled port visit, prior to participation in joint and combined exercises in the region. Sailors and Marines assigned to Denver and the 31st MEU will participate in various sporting events, […]

  • USA: Center for Service Support Welcomes New CMC

    16 July 2013
    Authorities

    Center for Service Support welcomed its new command master chief (CMC) July 15. Command Master Chief (SW/AW/SCW) Reinaldo Rosado said he has been warmly welcomed into Newport’s Navy family. “My family and I have been received with open arms by the community and by the Sailors and civilians stationed at Naval Station Newport,” said Rosado. […]

  • VIDEO: CARAT 2013 Draws to a Close (Thailand)

    11 June 2013

     Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 exercise between the US Navy and several member nations of ASEAN in Southeast Asia has drawn to a close, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines participated in CARAT Thailand. The drill, featuring combat simulation, is aimed at forging naval ties […]

  • USS San Antonio Takes Part in IMCMEX13

    16 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) departed Bahrain in support of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 (IMCMEX13), May 14. Cmdr. Neil Koprowski, commanding officer, San Antonio, welcomed aboard officers from seven nations including the United Kingdom, Australia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partners. “It’s a pleasure to welcome on board […]

  • Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Returns to Naval Base San Diego

    15 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (PELARG) returned, May 14, to Naval Base San Diego following an eight-month western Pacific deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AOR). The PELARG consists of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), the amphibious dock […]

  • USS Kearsarge Anchors in Eilat, Israel

    14 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) arrived in Eilat, Israel for a regularly scheduled port visit, May 14. While in port, the officers, Sailors and Marines will meet with local officials, participate in community engagement projects and experience the rich […]

  • USA: Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Arrives in Pearl Harbor

    6 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam May 3, after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Pearl Harbor marks the ARG’s first visit to a U.S. port since their outbound stop in Hawaii on Sept. […]

  • Sailors Weather Alaskan Cold to Commission US Navy’s Newest Amphib

    6 May 2013
    Industry

    “Man our ship and bring her to life!” exclaimed ship sponsor Annette Conway, wife of retired Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, as the crew ran up the brow and engaged all ship systems. The commissioning culminated more than seven years of construction and development for the seventh […]

  • USS Anchorage Completes Transit to Namesake City for Commissioning

    3 May 2013
    Industry

    The future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) moored pierside, May 1, at the Port of Anchorage in her namesake city during a welcome ceremony hosted by officials from the Municipality of Anchorage. The welcome ceremony kicks off a four-day celebration that will lead into the ship’s commissioning, May 4, at […]

  • US Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Anchorage

    2 May 2013
    Industry

    The Navy will commission amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, at 10 a.m. (AKDT), during a ceremony at the Port of Anchorage. Anchorage is named in honor of the largest city in Alaska. Adm. Cecil Haney, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, will deliver the ceremony’s keynote address. Annette […]

  • Sailors from USS Peleliu Slam Dunk in Hong Kong

    22 April 2013
    Training & Education

    The “Liu Gators”, a basketball team of Sailors from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), participated in a basketball game April 18, during a Hong Kong port visit, with the students and faculty of Chong Gene Hang College (CGHC). CGHC, a co-ed government aided east district Hong Kong secondary school, hosted the match […]

  • USA: Oregon’s Senator Applauds Navy for Naming Ship after Portland

    18 April 2013
    Training & Education

    Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley yesterday applauded the Department of the Navy’s decision last week to name an amphibious transport dock ship the USS Portland after Portland, Oregon. When Senator Merkley was alerted to this news by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus last Thursday, he used the opportunity to continue to press for a ship […]

  • U.S. Navy to Name USS Portland

    15 April 2013
    Industry

    The U.S. Navy will name the next San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship the USS Portland, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced on friday. “Oregon has a long history with the U.S. Navy going back to the construction of hundreds of World War II Liberty and Victory ships at three Portland-area shipyards,” Wyden said. “I want […]

  • Top News of The Week of Apr 8 – Apr 13, 2013

    14 April 2013
    Authorities, Equipment & technology, Industry, Research & Development, Training & Education

    The Philippines: JCSCSG Transits Surigao Strait The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) transited the Surigao Strait, a narrow passageway between the Mindanao and Leyte islands of the Philippines, April 10. VIDEO: UK Navy Starts Outfitting Its Warships with ARTISAN 3D Radar The Royal Navy has begun outfitting its warships with the ARTISAN (Advanced […]

  • BMT’s ASSERT Secures Further Work with UK MoD

    12 April 2013
    Industry

    BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has won a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support (MOD DE&S) Quality Safety and Environmental Protection (QS&EP) Group, to further enhance its Safety and Environmental Reporting Tool, ASSERT and provide it across all DE&S Operating Centres. Originally developed for the UK […]

  • Kearsarge ARG, 26th MEU Transit Suez Canal

    9 April 2013
    Training & Education

    The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed a scheduled transit of the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea, April 5. Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) led amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the group, and amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio […]

  • USS Arlington Joins US Navy’s Fleet

    7 April 2013
    Industry

    With an estimated crowd of more than 5,000 on hand, USS Arlington (LPD 24) was commissioned and officially joined the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The ship is named for the county of Arlington, Va. and honors the first responders and the 184 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, […]